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The is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small town close to Sapporo. The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe. This hybrid's scientific name is ''Cucumis melo'' L. var. ''reticulatus'' Naud. cv. Yubari King. Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen. A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth rind. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen )〕 At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million. In 2007, the top price paid for a pair of Yubari King melons was ¥2 million.〔〔 ==See also== * Burpee Seeds * Plant variety (law) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yubari King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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